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Dr. Pierre Jean-Marie Henri Jungels, CBE (HON), Ing Geol., Ph.D., CEng., Fellow EL, has been Non-Executive Chairman of Rockhopper Exploration plc. since September 2010. Dr. Jungels serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Velocys plc (formerly, Oxford Catalysts Group Plc). Dr. Jungels has been a Director of Rockhopper Exploration plc. since February 21, 2005. He has been a Director of Baker Hughes Incorporated since May 1, 2006. He has been Non-executive Director of Velocys ... plc since March 29, 2006. Dr. Jungels served as the Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Oil Plc from 1996 to November 2001. In 1996, Dr. Jungels served as the Managing Director of Exploration & Production at British Gas Plc. In 1974, he joined PetroFina SA - initially as a Reservoir Engineer and where he worked over 30 years in various roles, including those of Managing Director of PetroFina's Angolan operations. From 1975 to 1995, he served in a variety of capacities at Petrofina SA and its predecessors including as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of FINA, PLC (U.K.) and Chief Executive Officer of FINA Angola. Dr. Jungels has held numerous senior international positions within the oil industry with Shell International. He began his career in the oil industry as a Petroleum Engineer at Shell International. He served as the Executive Chairman of Rockhopper Exploration plc until September 2010. He serves as Non Executive Chairman of Rock Solid Images plc (formerly, Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc). He served as a Non-Executive Director of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC from August 2002 to February 1, 2012 and served as its Senior Independent Non Executive Director from December 31, 2006 to February 1, 2012. He served as an Independent Director of Woodside Petroleum Ltd. from December 2002 to December 2012. He served as an Executive Director of PetroFina SA from 1989 to 1995. He served as an Independent Director of Bristow Group Inc. (formerly, Offshore Logistics Inc.) from September 16, 2002 to August 3, 2006. He served as Executive Director of PetroFina SA from 1989 to 1995. He served as a Director of Enterprise Oil PLC from 1996 to November 2001 and FINA Inc. Dr. Jungels also served as a Director of Enterprise (E&P) Limited, Enterprise Oil Limited, Enterprise Oil Exploration Limited, Enterprise Oil Indonesia Limited, Enterprise Oil Italy Limited, Enterprise Oil Middle East Limited, Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping plc from 2004 to 2008, Enterprise Oil Norge Limited, Enterprise Oil Operations Limited, Enterprise Oil Overseas Holdings Limited, Enterprise Oil Timor Gap (9) Limited, Enterprise Oil Timor Gap (14) Limited, Enterprise Oil UK Limited, Enterprise Oil Nominees Limited, Enterprise Petroleum Limited, First Oil SNS Limited, Institute of Petroleum Paladin Oil Denmark Limited, Saxon Oil Limited and Saxon Oil Miller Limited. He served as President of the Institute of Petroleum, a part of the newly created Energy Institute until December 2003 and served as Chairman of the Centre for Marine & Petroleum Technology. Dr. Jungels is a Commander of the British Empire. He served as a Director of GASFRAC Energy Services, Inc. from May 27, 2014 to June 30, 2014. He is a Geology graduate of the University of Liege, Belgium in 1967 and holder of a Ph.D. in Geophysics & Hydraulics at the California Institute of Technology in 1973. Dr. Jungels is a Chartered Engineer.

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